Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or case number entered in a search tool goes directly to the outside provider that operates it. That provider processes the request and supplies its results. Jackson County Court Docket does not store or log those search terms on its own systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
An email may be retained long enough to answer and maintain the exchange. It remains within the site team unless disclosure is required by law.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a page loads, the servers may automatically receive routine technical information about the visit:
- The IP address assigned to your device
- Which browser you are using and its version
- Your device type and operating system
- The pages you visited and how long you stayed on each
- The site that sent you here, if any
- Timestamps for each page view
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files saved on a device. They help measure traffic, popular pages, and where visits end. Analytics providers may combine that activity into totals. A browser can block cookies, although doing so may change how some site functions behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Keeping the site up, running, and loading quickly
- Sending your search requests to the right partner service
- Figuring out which pages people find useful and which need work
- Tracking down and fixing technical issues
- Showing ads that may line up with your interests
No Court-Record Data on File
Jackson County Court Docket does not host, maintain, sell, or compile a database of court dockets or personal case data. It provides directions to the Jackson Circuit Clerk, Magistrate Clerk, West Virginia courts, WVPASS, and the Magistrate Court Record Search. Visitor information is not assembled into consumer reports or profiles about other people. This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Third-Party Search Partners
Search boxes on this site are powered by outside companies. Anything you enter into those tools is processed under the partner's own privacy policy, not this one. Those partners set their own data-retention and sharing practices, and we do not control them. Review the partner's policy before submitting a search.
Links to Other Websites
Throughout the site we link to clerk of court pages, trial court portals, statewide case-search systems, legal aid groups, and third-party search tools. Clicking any of those links takes you off our site. At that point, their privacy policy governs your visit. Read it before sharing any personal details.
Certain advertising partners may track your activity across sites to show targeted ads. That tracking runs on their systems, not ours.
Who Might See Your Data
We do not sell personal data. Some information may end up with:
- Search partners that handle queries you run on our site
- Analytics services we use to track traffic and performance
- Ad networks that place ads on our pages
- Law enforcement or government bodies when a valid legal order requires it
How We Protect Your Data
We follow standard security practices to safeguard the data we collect. But nothing connected to the internet is bulletproof. We do what we can to keep your information secure, though we cannot promise a breach will never happen.
Users Under 18
This site is meant for adults. We do not knowingly gather personal information from anyone under 18. If you think a minor has shared data with us, reach out and we'll delete it right away.
Your Data Rights
Rights may vary with a visitor's location and applicable privacy or consumer-protection law. West Virginia's Freedom of Information Act, including W.Va. Code §29B-1-4, concerns access to government public records and does not turn this private site's visitor data into a court record. West Virginia Trial Court Rules 10.03 and 10.04 separately govern access to records held by courts and the Circuit Clerk. A visitor may:
- Ask for a copy of what we have on file about you
- Have us fix information that is wrong
- Request that we erase your data
- Opt out of certain kinds of data processing
Updates to This Policy
We may change this privacy policy down the road. When we do, the updated version goes up on this page with a new effective date. Check back if you want to keep tabs on how we handle your information.
Effective date: September 7, 2026